Chapter 1: Goodbye to All

Kagome had followed Inu-Yasha all over feudal Japan for the past three years, and she was tired of being pushed aside for Kikyou. Every time Kikyou appeared, Inu-Yasha would forget about Kagome, and remember his feelings for Kikyou. It had been that way for too long, and Kagome had enough. She couldn't stay with Inu-Yasha any more. She loved him so much, but he still loved Kikyou. "Where are you going?" Inu-Yasha asked Kagome as she threw her things into her bag.

"Home." was all she would say.

"Why are you going home?"

"Inu-Yasha, I can't help you look for Jewel Shards any more." Kagome told him.

"But why?"

"I can't be around you any more. I love you so much, but you still only care about Kikyou. I had accepted that you loved Kikyou and not me, and I thought I could stay with you knowing that, but I can't. It's too hard." Kagome told him as she picked up her bag.

"Kagome... wait!" Inu-Yasha grabbed her arm, but didn't turn her to face him.

"Let go Inu-Yasha. I can't live like this any more." Kagome's tears streamed down her face.

"Kagome... I don't care about Kikyou any more! She's changed, she's cold and unforgiving, but your kind hearted and... and... I love you!" Inu-Yasha released her arm when she didn't answer.

"Do you truly love me, or are you just saying that so I'll stay?" Kagome asked him.

"Kagome... I really do love you." Inu-Yasha lowered him head.

"Inu-Yasha..." Kagome smiled as she turned to face him. "I love you too." Kagome threw herself into his arms, never wanting him to let her go.

Nine months later Kagome gave birth to Inu-Yasha child, a girl they named Iyasu. She had light blue hair and golden eyes. Atop her head sat two small white dog ears. But there was something special about Iyasu, and it could be seen when looking at her face, because in the middle of her forehead was a crescent moon, like that of Sesshomaru's, except Iyasu's was blue. "Ye child will be something special. She should be sent away to train to be a miko. She has strong spiritual powers." Kaede told Kagome one morning, when Iyasu was six years old.

"Kaede, I will not send my daughter away." Kagome told her as she picked some more herbs.

"Kagome, Iyasu is not safe here, or should I say, we are not safe with her here." Kaede said.

"What do you mean?"

"Iyasu will be developing her demonic powers soon, but there is no one to teach her how to control them. Iyasu could very well kill us all, and not mean to." Kaede told. Kagome didn't know what to say. Was what Kaede said true? Could Iyasu's powers really become that strong? "It be best if ye send thee child away soon, before she becomes too attached to ye." Kaede said as she picked up her basket and walked away. Kagome thought about what Kaede said the whole way back to the village. She couldn't decided anything until she talked to Inu-Yasha, so she had time to think about it, since Inu-Yasha was gone with Miroku and Kouga hunting down Naraku. Sango would have gone with them, but she didn't want to leave her children alone without both of their parents. Miroku and Sango had two children together, Kibou, a son, and Yume, and girl. Kibou was six years old with short brown hair, and brown eyes. Yume was four years old with long, brown hair, and brown eyes.

"Hello Kagome. Did you find all the herbs you needed?" Sango greeted her as she walked into the hut.

"Hello Sango. I found most of them. Where is Iyasu?" Kagome asked her as she sat her basket down on the table.

"Outside playing with Ayame and her cubs." Sango answered Kagome. Ayame was now Kouga's mate and they had three cubs. Sentaku, a boy, Sumire, a girl, and Kyou, another boy. The two oldest had light brown hair, and bluish grey eyes, while Kyou had dark brown hair and aqua green eyes. Sentaku was chosen to rule the demon tribe once his father was gone, but Kyou was his parent's favorite. Kyou was strong and much like his father, which made him the favorite, but no one could tell, because Kouga and Ayame treated all their cubs the same.

"Come get me if you can!" Kyou yelled to Iyasu. Despite the fact that Kyou didn't have jewel shards in his legs like his father, he was still faster than his father. The only person that could ever catch Kyou was Iyasu. All the cubs began to chase after their brother, but were soon pasted by Iyasu. Ayame sat under a tree, with Yume, watching the children chase her son.

"I knew they couldn't catch me." Kyou laughed as he watched from a distance as the other children gave up.

"Did you forget about me?" Iyasu asked Kyou as she tapped him on the shoulder.

"How did you catch up to me?" Kyou asked her.

"I'm faster than you." Iyasu laughed. Then she heard her mother yelling for her. "We better get back home." Iyasu said. But before she could leap from the branch they were standing on, Kyou kissed her. "What's wrong with you?!" Iyasu hit him, causing him to fall to the ground.

"I saw my dad do that to my mom, and he told me it was cause he liked her, so I kissed you! But I won't do it again if you're going to attack like that!" Kyou yelled up to her.

"You better not!" Iyasu yelled.

"Bye Ayame!" Iyasu yelled to her as she and her cubs left for the wolf den. "Mom, when is daddy coming home?" Iyasu asked her mother as she walked back inside.

"I don't know." Kagome said as she took her daughter's hand and began to walk back to her hut.

"Will he be back before the baby's born?" Iyasu asked her mother.

"I hope so." Kagome told her as she rubbed her belly. She was now seven months pregnant, and left without a mate. Inu-Yasha had left before Kagome even knew she was pregnant.

That night Kagome lay in bed awake. She had so many things on her mind. What if what Kaede said was true? Could Iyasu really kill the one's she loved without wanting to? Should Kagome really sent Iyasu away to train to become a miko? She didn't know what to do. Suddenly she heard screaming coming from the village. "Iyasu!" Kagome jumped up from her bed and ran to Iyasu's room. Her bed was empty. "Where is she?"

"A demon child!" a villager screamed as something came charging and him.

"Get down!" Kagome yelled as she shot an arrow at the demon child. She couldn't see the face as the child fell to the ground, then stood up and took off. Kagome shot another arrow in the child's direction, not meaning to hurt it, only to stop it. "Did I hit it?" Kagome asked as the child disappeared into the forest.

A few minutes later Iyasu stumbled from the forest, an arrow in her right arm. "Mommy." Iyasu said as she fainted. Kagome ran to her side, and when she saw the arrow, she knew that Iyasu was the one that attacked the village.

"What am I going to do?" Kagome's face was stained with tears as Sango wrapped Iyasu's arm.

"Ye should send her away. She should train to become a miko, then she could control her powers." Kaede told Kagome.

"Enough!" Kagome yelled. "I don't want to hear anymore about sending Iyasu away!" Kagome yelled.

"Then I will leave." Kaede said as she stood up and walked out.

"Kagome, you don't really believe that Iyasu attacked the village, do you?" Sango asked her when she came from Iyasu's room.

"I don't know. But I have to do something. There is a lot to make me believe she is the one that attacked the village. I shot the child in the right arm, where Iyasu's arrow was. What am I to believe?" Kagome asked Sango.

Meanwhile, Iyasu was standing against her wall, listening to everything her mother was saying. Iyasu decided right there and then that she had to leave. If her mother believed she was a killer, then she wasn't going to stay with her any more. That night, Iyasu packed her bag and left her home, never to return again.

When Kagome found that Iyasu was missing she and Ayame searched everywhere for her, but she was not to be found. Kagome was beside herself with grief. She grew sick, and nearly lost her child. Iyasu had been gone for months when Inu-Yasha finally returned home. Unfortunately, he came home to his mate and son, but not his daughter. Kagome and Inu-Yasha named their son Ketsuzen, and he had white hair, black dog ears, and hazel eyes. Kagome and Inu-Yasha kept looking for Iyasu for three more years, but nothing was ever found of her.